Korail Slum: Lain to waste
Not far from Dhaka’s affluent Banani-Gulshan area lies Korail Slum. From the surrounding high-rises, its small,...
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08 Sep 2026
DSCC app speeds up waste complaint response
Residents of parts of Dhaka South are using a new mobile app to report waste and...
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07 Sep 2026
Does action against abusive language risk shrinking free speech?
Political abuse has moved from streets and speeches to courtrooms, with cases and arrests turning offensive...
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07 Sep 2026
Silence of the strings: Attacks, vandalism cripple Bangladesh’s music economy
The hushed silence inside Acoustica, a prominent musical instrument shop in Dhaka’s Science Laboratory area, deeply...
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27 Aug 2026
Surrounded by rivers, poisoned by salt: Inside Dacope’s endless struggle
“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” The agonising lament from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s famous...
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27 Aug 2026
‘Tawhidi Janata’ narrows cultural space
Bangladesh’s cultural space is facing growing pressure from groups operating under the banner of “Tawhidi Janata”,...
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23 Aug 2026
Foam, feet, and the forgotten
From a distance, white foam flying around the Goranchotbari Pump House in the capital looks almost...
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21 Aug 2026
Pubali Bank bars people, animals from children’s canvas
The blank spaces on the canvas may be more important than the colours. Pubali Bank PLC’s...
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21 Aug 2026
Easy cash pulls youths out of classrooms
At 20, Sohel Islam was a first-year higher secondary student. But after seeing peers earn well...
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19 Aug 2026
The last ground beneath their feet
As the sun goes down, a soft mist settles over the Pashur River along the Bay...
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18 Aug 2026